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[thatshelby]

Yeah, renaissance is the only unit I paid attention in when I took world history.

[Sakar]

I agree, I always thought that the middle ages was the most boring theme when I was learning history.

Well, it really was. The only thing of interest I found during that period was the Black Plague.

[dEnamed]

German History Lessons are tedious too, at least on the school I used to visit. 6 Years of history lesson in total (at which point I switched over to a higher school level).
Started off with Ancient Greece and Rome. Well cool, filled about a year. Learned a lot about aqueducts that year. Quickly proceeded to the dark ages, somehow magically managing to dodge the whole witch burning thing. Second half of the year quickly glanced over communism, once again dodging the whole death toll of the revolution.
So that's 2 years of history lesson. Mildly interesting. Dodging a lot of things. The next 4 years however were filled to the brim with World War II. School had us memorize death tolls of individual battles, memorize death tolls of KZs, read news from that era, rehearse about a million times how and why germany was wrong, why it had to fail, why it did fail, why we should be thoughtful of every single german's eternal guilt (wtf? I wasn't even born back then...). And that was just year 1. Rejoice for the following years of more repetition.

[J. R. Hill]

Man, when I was in school, history began basically with the colonization of GLORIOUS AMERICA.  In elementary school I think we may have covered some basic European history (you know, there were some lords and kings way back when) and I heard about Socrates once.  Which means all that I know about world history had to come from personal research.  (And this is in relatively liberal Washington state)  I have no idea if it's the same these days, but really, only 200 years of history?

End off-topic rant.

[DavidCaruso]

Best time periods are ancient Greek/Rome and the Renaissance/Reformation era. Maybe Han China but that's probably a stretch. Within American history the best is probably Civil War or WWII, but everything up through Kennedy is cool. After that there's not too much interesting; Cold War where nothing really happens except tension (and small proxy wars, but we didn't go into much depth with those except to say they happened), America becomes World Police™ and then bullies some small Middle Eastern countries, w/e. I'm sure this will all look more exciting 50 or so years from now though. They'll probably give it a catchy name like "The Age of Nihilism" or something.

[im9today]

reagan ruined america

German History Lessons are tedious too, at least on the school I used to visit. 6 Years of history lesson in total (at which point I switched over to a higher school level).
Started off with Ancient Greece and Rome. Well cool, filled about a year. Learned a lot about aqueducts that year. Quickly proceeded to the dark ages, somehow magically managing to dodge the whole witch burning thing. Second half of the year quickly glanced over communism, once again dodging the whole death toll of the revolution.
So that's 2 years of history lesson. Mildly interesting. Dodging a lot of things. The next 4 years however were filled to the brim with World War II. School had us memorize death tolls of individual battles, memorize death tolls of KZs, read news from that era, rehearse about a million times how and why germany was wrong, why it had to fail, why it did fail, why we should be thoughtful of every single german's eternal guilt (wtf? I wasn't even born back then...). And that was just year 1. Rejoice for the following years of more repetition.

they have to tell you this so your devil blood doesnt try to kill everyone again
one wrong soccer match and you guys might try to eat babbies or something you cant be trusted

[Jawnsunn]

I enjoyed my 8th grade year. Most fun I've ever had.
I copied kids' homework to pass my english, physical science, and history classes.

Seriously, stay in school, and enjoy it.

[antybaner]

wha's'sup niganiganiga

yo f*** you b****

YOU. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?

[Superb Joe]

you seem like a stupid loser, and no amount of education will change that. the question really is what level of contempt do you want to draw from your peers. if the answer is "a lot" then by all means drop out now. you can aspire to be the pockmarked fast food restaurant employee who tells anyone polite enough to not immediately tell you to fuck off all about your great video game ideas that you've been working on since you were 14. and they won't make fun of you for having bad personal hygiene, for working in the burger mines, or even for your dragon sketchbook. instead they will have a simple phrase that does it all for them, a cheat code to making fun of you, and that phrase is "high school drop out".

however, if you complete high school, and depending on your level of manual dexterity, you could perhaps, in some far flung future, deliver pizzas, or carve broom handles for veterans. choose wisely.

[Christian Knudsen]

My issue is with the fact that as it stands exams essentially mean that potentially the rest of your life hinges on ONE DAY.

That can certainly be a problem, and your grades really should be based on your work over the entire school year, but in life, there are still plenty of cases where a lot depends on your performance on ONE DAY. Not only are there a lot of jobs where that's the case, but simply getting a job is exactly that. You prepare thoroughly for an interview and then everything depends on your performance over an hour or so. This is pretty much exactly like an exam, and I think it's good that people are prepared for that in school.

[dEnamed]

they have to tell you this so your devil blood doesnt try to kill everyone again
one wrong soccer match and you guys might try to eat babbies or something you cant be trusted

Oh deary me, better luck next troll attempt, kid. Here's a hint from a professional troll, if you want any success in your flamebaits, don't just copy paste some bile from Fundies say the Darndest Things!.

[Superb Joe]

they have to tell you this so your devil blood doesnt try to kill everyone again
one wrong soccer match and you guys might try to eat babbies or something you cant be trusted

Oh deary me, better luck next troll attempt, kid. Here's a hint from a professional troll, if you want any success in your flamebaits, don't just copy paste some bile from Fundies say the Darndest Things!.

Ah, greets to a fellow atheist *tips fedora* Jokes really make my blood boil too, as well, also.

[im9today]

they have to tell you this so your devil blood doesnt try to kill everyone again
one wrong soccer match and you guys might try to eat babbies or something you cant be trusted

Oh deary me, better luck next troll attempt, kid. Here's a hint from a professional troll, if you want any success in your flamebaits, don't just copy paste some bile from Fundies say the Darndest Things!.

dont worry about me im just A Sociologist/Devil's Advocate/Potential Nazi because I have the Devil Blood with an appetite for gaming. Warning, contains large amounts of sarcasm, irony and generally pitch black humour. - Warning: Don't take too seriously -

should you really be putting that you are a sociologist in your signature if you are german? are you a nationalist too? do you enjoy parties?

[dEnamed]

should you really be putting that you are a sociologist in your signature if you are german? are you a nationalist too? do you enjoy parties?

Getting there 
For a brief second, I was almost convinced you really had no bloody clue what a Sociologist actually is.

[Superb Joe]

should you really be putting that you are a sociologist in your signature if you are german? are you a nationalist too? do you enjoy parties?

Getting there 
For a brief second, I was almost convinced you really had no bloody clue what a Sociologist actually is.

is it someone with a social disability or is that just a coincidence